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. talk forwatchingespnsaturdaynight football onabc.espn, thehome of the discover bcs national championship game. the irish go on the road on get it done in east lansing. now to studio for the ford wrap-up and robert flores. >> all right. welcome inside college football stud quo. usc quarterback matt barkley came back for his senior season with unfinished business but finishing against stanford has proving elusive and was again tonight. on the road against stanford. down 14-7 but they scored to tie it, then take the lead. nunez, 37 yard score and that is the game-winner. as matt barkley late in this game is sacked by chase thomas. barkley finishes his usc career 0-4 against stanford. as the cardinal beat number two, 21-14. they will take on washington thursday night on espn. meantime, oregon, also for the pack-12, maul tennessee tech. 18 florida beat number 23 tennessee earlier on espn. fourth quarter, this game is tight. when florida's jeff driskel, pass to hammond and turns that short pass into a long touchdown. dpaters 3-0 for an eighth straight season. meantime vols lose th

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sideshow."espn, there'sbuzz in the sports world about john l. smith, head coach of the university of arkansas. in addition to a dismal start for his fifth football team, smith's racked up $25 million in personal debt and recently filed for bankruptcy. let's go to espn's "outside the lines," where a panel weighed in on smith's trouble and found a prominent political figure to compare him with. >> sitting down with john l. smith and saying cut out the circus act is impossible. no one in this country with the possible exception of mitt romney's had a worse two weeks than john l. smith. >> how would you characties the last couple of years in smith's tenure? >> absolutely circus act. >> so romney's the new tackling dummy on espn. anyone else had a worst circus act than mitt romney? the "washington post" reports that smith, the coach, is trying to win over critic with his "engaging personality" and "infectious smile," not qualities that people have been tossing around about mitt romney. >>> to "the simpsons." spoiler alert, homer votes for mitt romney. but there's more to the story in t

side show." espn, there's buzz in the sports world about john l. smith, head coach of the university of arkansas. in addition to a dismal start for his fifth football team, smith's racked up $25 million in personal debt and recently filed for bankruptcy. let's go to espn's "outside the lines," where a panel weighed in on smith's trouble and found a prominent political figure to compare him with. >> sitting down with john l. smith and saying cut out the circus act is...

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postedonespn'swebsitethat he was watching children and wouldn't mind killing them. there was mention of an aurora, colorado, style massacre. police linked the comments to the home where ye lives with his parents. they found several guns in the home which overlooks two schools. >>> 13 california lifeguards and their manager, fighting to get their jobs back. ♪ >> they were fired because of this spoof of the dance craze "gangnam style." officials found they used the city resources without permission. hundreds of supporters turned out for a city council meeting last night. no decision, yet. but the mayor has launched a new investigation. give me a break. give them their job back. >>> intriguing scrap of paper is renewing a debate. did jesus have a wife? a harvard scholar has revealed a paper that contains the phrase, quote, jesus said to them, my wife. it goes on to say, quote, she will be able to be my disciple. karen king, the harvard professor, is asking other experts to weigh in. >>> the driving force behind nfl films has died. steve sabol was the nfl films president. he st

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packers. go, bears. highlights, now,fromespn. >>good morning. this is your "sportscenter" update. i'm todd grisham. things are getting hot and heavy in the american league east. orioles, rays, yankees, battling it out. rays and orioles, game two of a three-game series. drives one to right center. j.j. hardy, comes in to score. orioles take a 2-1 lead. bottom of the ninth, we're tied at 2-2. winning run at second base. nate mclouth, with a double. and that will do her. the orioles win it in walkoff fashion. 3-2, the final. >>> how do the yankees do? they face off against the red sox. top of the seventh. curtis granderson, in the business of hitting home runs. and business is good. he would hit two two-run home runs on wednesday night. his 36th and 37th of the year. it's 5-1. top of the eighth, yankees up 5-3. derek jeter grounts into a double play. unfortunately, he would have to leave the game with a bone bruise. he's expected to play on thursday. bottom of the eighth. same score. cody ross with a full count. take his base. what? strike three? question mark. he gets tossed for ar

packers. go, bears. highlights, now, from espn. >> good morning. this is your "sportscenter" update. i'm todd grisham. things are getting hot and heavy in the american league east. orioles, rays, yankees, battling it out. rays and orioles, game two of a three-game series. drives one to right center. j.j. hardy, comes in to score. orioles take a 2-1 lead. bottom of the ninth, we're tied at 2-2. winning run at second base. nate mclouth, with a double. and that will do her. the...

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discover. >>> back to "hardball." "the sideshow."firstespn, there'sbuzz in the sports world about john l. smith, the head coach of the university of arkansas. after a dismal start he racked up $25 milli in debt. personal debt and recently filed for bankruptcy. so let's go to espn's outside the lines where the panel weighed in on smith's troubles and find a certain prominent political figure to compare him with. >> sitting down with john l. smith and saying cut out the circus act is impossible. no one in this country with the possible exception of mitt romney has had a worst two weeks than john l. smith. >> andy, how would you characterize the last couple of weeks in john l. smith's tenure? >> absolute circus act. >> romney is the new tackling dummy on espn. anyone else had a worst one? "the washington post" reports smith, the coach is trying to win over critics with his, quote, engaging personality and infectious smile. not qualities they've been tossing around about romney. >>> "simpsons." homer votes for romney. there's more on this online promo. >> man, not another election. wh

discover. >>> back to "hardball." "the sideshow." first espn, there's buzz in the sports world about john l. smith, the head coach of the university of arkansas. after a dismal start he racked up $25 milli in debt. personal debt and recently filed for bankruptcy. so let's go to espn's outside the lines where the panel weighed in on smith's troubles and find a certain prominent political figure to compare him with. >> sitting down with john l. smith and saying...

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grande. >> welcome, everyone, totheespn"sportscenter.">> reporter: and thus began a humble wrap-up program that would do nothing less than change the very meaning of american sport. back in 1979, sports fans only really could follow their local teams, briefly glimpsed at the end of local news casts. "sportscenter" rendered that obsolete, and helped catapult sports into the center of the american cultural dialogue. now, it is the beating heart of abc's sister network, espn. 18 million people tune in each day. compared to the 30,000 who watched that very first broadcast. >> back, back, back -- >> booyah. >> welcome to another edition of "sportscenter." >> reporter: a show that wouldn't recognize itself now. owing much to the iconic athletes who came of age with it. and all those anchors, including my dear "gma" colleague, robin roberts. >> people think all we care about are sports. that's just not true. >> reporter: blazing a trail for me to follow. >> alongside josh elliott, i'm hannah storm. >> reporter: and one of the great continuous ad campaigns in television history. >> it's no

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. there's talks aimed this saturday in new york. >>> as for actual sports highlights, we get thosefromespn. >>randy scott with your "sportscenter" update. the a.l. east, where the yankees came in with a one-game lead on the orioles. they're in boston. taking on the red sox. dustin pedroia, going deep. pedroia's 15th of the year. red sox tied at 3-3. same score, bottom nine. they have a help from jacoby ellsbury. red sox walk off, 4-3, your final. >>> there was ground to be made up for the orioles, in baltimore, taking on the rays. bottom three. it's j.j. hardy, off of matt moore. moore comes in with two earned runs allowed in three career starts against baltimore. gave up two on that swing. hardy had two home runs. bottom five, matt wieters, this one not leaving the yard but still does damage. orioles win 9-2. they're tied with the yankees atop the a.l. east. >>> world cup qualifying. team usa. a moment of remembrance and solace on 9/11, on the anniversary. that's danny williams. working the woodwork there. u.s. would hit the post three times in the first half. still scoreless in the seco

. there's talks aimed this saturday in new york. >>> as for actual sports highlights, we get those from espn. >> randy scott with your "sportscenter" update. the a.l. east, where the yankees came in with a one-game lead on the orioles. they're in boston. taking on the red sox. dustin pedroia, going deep. pedroia's 15th of the year. red sox tied at 3-3. same score, bottom nine. they have a help from jacoby ellsbury. red sox walk off, 4-3, your final. >>> there...

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million of those carry the two biggest sportsnetworks,espnandespn2.the 15 million household gap is offset by getting niche programming in front of targeted audiences on easily accessible networks. th r jofoe for the major media companies that own both terrestrial and cable sports channels, putting high-profile sports on the cable network also means increasing the subscriber fees they get from customers. if the goal is sacrificing casual fans in order to guarantee the die-hards, almost no event, except maybe the super bowl, is safe. but with ancillary dollars generated through cable, and with cable nearing its saturation point, its hard to argue with the strategy. >> tom: finally tonight, we remember the victims and the heroes of september 11, 2011. from the pentagon, shanksville, pennsylvania, and ground zero, memorials and moments of silence wereels d, h w a were held, as they were across the country. a field of flags in charlotte, north carolina, to fire fighters in north liberty, iowa, honoring the almost 3,000 americans killed 11 years ago today. while this anniversary was m

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negotiating session -- and tonight, according to our sisternetwork,espn, adeal is quote, "at hand." that late-game debacle -- that hail mary, the scramble in the end zone, and the two replacement refs making totally different calls -- >> this is comical to me. >> reporter: the touchdown that really looked like an interception, but let seattle beat green bay. it infuriated everyone from the announcers, to the fans, to the players, and tonight it appears to be what finally brought the powerful nfl owners and referee's union to this possible deal. the refs have been locked out since june in a dispute over compensation and the power to bench bad referees. but the replacement refs brauth in by the league proved infinitely worse and made the fans miss the regular refs usually taken for granted. >> last three weeks we're focusing on the officials. that's the wrong thing to look at. it's obvious, people watch football games and say how many bad calls are these officials going to make? that's the problem right now. >> reporter: according to our friends at espn, if a deal gets done today, t

negotiating session -- and tonight, according to our sister network, espn, a deal is quote, "at hand." that late-game debacle -- that hail mary, the scramble in the end zone, and the two replacement refs making totally different calls -- >> this is comical to me. >> reporter: the touchdown that really looked like an interception, but let seattle beat green bay. it infuriated everyone from the announcers, to the fans, to the players, and tonight it appears to be what...

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. so, who are they? accordingtoespn, theman who called last night's touchdown is a local executive for bank of america who only officiated high school and junior college football games. today, we have also learned that another replacement ref -- not involved in last night's game -- has been fired from something called the lingerie football league for incompetence. if there's any good to come out of this, aside for seattle fans, >> oh, my god it's amazing. >> reporter: it's that this uproar may help end the lookout. tonight, the two sides are reportedly back at the table. dan harris, abc news, new york. >>> now i want to bring in michael wilbon from our espn co-hosts. pardon the interruption. michael, let me get you to say what you think. all you said so cards this is fraud, incompetent. what is the one word you want to use? >> one word. shameful. i don't know they can be embarra embarrassed. somebody might tell the people they're not actually wearing clothes. they don't seem to care. the ratings are going up. the popularity of the league is not threatened. >> but the play

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watchingespnonabc.espn, homeof discover bcs national championship game. for kirk herbstreit, and heather cox. be sure to join me tonight. come on back next saturday. we'll take you to the studio for the ford wrap-up with robert flores. >>> all right. brent, thanks. welcome inside our college football studios. 86 points there between clemson and florida state. arizona and oregon, figure to challenge that on es. so far this is the only touchdown of the game. marcus mariotta. to darryl hawkin, 17 yard, ducks added a field goal in the late first after. oregon leading arizona. mean tile oregon state have two wins against ranked teams. they beat 27-10. after the game. head coach mike riley took his team to in and out burger, seriously. also in the pac-12. usc beat cal for a ninth straight time. s.e.c. play. lsu, number two in the country, survived. but it was tough against auburn on the road tonight. tigers' defense strikes first. trey mason. tackled. that's a safety. lsu, later in the quarter, lsu wins 12-0. auburn, 0-3 in s.e.c. play for the first time since 1980. number one, alabama

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, thanks to our friendsatespn. >>randy scott here with your "sportscenter" update. college football's opening week, so jam-packed it extended into labor day. enjoying the long weekend in blacksburn, virginia. 16th-ranked virginia tech, hosting georgia tech. this game was so packed, we needed some extra time. final minute of the fourth quarter. kevin washington, to deon hill. yellow jackets take a 17-14 lead. last chance for the hokies. it's 14-6. logan thomas, connecting with corey fuller. fuller to the 24 yard line. get up there and call a time-out. cody journell has the chance to send it into overtime from 41 yards out. and it's true. it's the first overtime game in the history of lane stadium. think about it. bruce smith played there. mike vick played there. they never played an overtime game. georgia tech, third and six. kevin washington did not make many mistakes. but he wants that one back. tried to force it. instead, it's an interception by kyle fuller. all that virginia tech has to do is score. and they send everybody home safe. maybe they don't send them home. maybe they send

, thanks to our friends at espn. >> randy scott here with your "sportscenter" update. college football's opening week, so jam-packed it extended into labor day. enjoying the long weekend in blacksburn, virginia. 16th-ranked virginia tech, hosting georgia tech. this game was so packed, we needed some extra time. final minute of the fourth quarter. kevin washington, to deon hill. yellow jackets take a 17-14 lead. last chance for the hokies. it's 14-6. logan thomas, connecting with...

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. what a voice. >>> time, now, for some action from the big leagues. highlights, now,fromespnnews.>> randy scott here with you "sportscenter" update. the best pennant race in baseball is in the american league central. it's the tigers and white sox. they came into wednesday tied atop of the division. tigers, looking to take care of business. against the royals. serving one up to jeff fron cowh francoeur. abeale la, off of jeremy guthrie, who has been better coming to the royals from the rockies. but returning to old form there. tigers cut it to 4-3. austin jackson, mr. jackson, if you're nasty. that's gone. his 16th of the season. aerowe're tied at 4-4. bottom five, your triple crown candidate leads the american league in rbis and balting average. alex gordon is ruining the party. bottom eighth. runners at the corners for jhonny peralta. and it's not the sexiest highlight. but it is productive because andy dirks breaking up the double-play, allowing the run to score. who says baseball is not a full-contact sport? that allows the winning run to score. tigers win. >>> the white sox

. what a voice. >>> time, now, for some action from the big leagues. highlights, now, from espn news. >> randy scott here with you "sportscenter" update. the best pennant race in baseball is in the american league central. it's the tigers and white sox. they came into wednesday tied atop of the division. tigers, looking to take care of business. against the royals. serving one up to jeff fron cowh francoeur. abeale la, off of jeremy guthrie, who has been better coming...

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. so, who are they? accordingtoespn, theman who called touchdown is a local executive for bank of america, who has only officiated high school and junior college football games. if there's any good to come out of this, aside for seattle fans -- >> it's the best seahawks game i've ever seen. >> reporter: is that this uproar may help end the lockout. dan harris, abc news, new york. >> needs to end quickly. >>> where there's nfl action there's gambling and a whole lot of money was blown in the final moment of monday night's game. some experts estimate that swing losers totaled $1 billion, with a "b." you think of online bets. nothing you would know about, rob. >> a lot of money. >>> an oregon teenager is enjoying hero status after saving a little boy from a burning home. 14-year-old marco rushed to his neighbor's house when he heard screams and saw flames shooting from the second floor. the house was already filled with smoke. and the ninth grader said that's when his instincts kicked in. >> i took the ladder. and i propped it up on the window. and i crawled up the window and punched

. so, who are they? according to espn, the man who called touchdown is a local executive for bank of america, who has only officiated high school and junior college football games. if there's any good to come out of this, aside for seattle fans -- >> it's the best seahawks game i've ever seen. >> reporter: is that this uproar may help end the lockout. dan harris, abc news, new york. >> needs to end quickly. >>> where there's nfl action there's gambling and a whole lot...

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to? touchdown. >> reporter: mike tirico calling itonespn. butthe refs were giving mixed signals. >> after review, the call on the field stands, touchdown, seattle. >> seahawks win in the most bizarre finish you'll ever see. >> reporter: the stunning ending seemed to hurt not just the packers' record, but the integrity of the game. jormer coach jon gruden alongside tirico. >> this is comical to me. that's two of the worst calls at the end of a football game i can remember. >> reporter: the monday night mayhem capped a week in which bill belichick got furious after his team's loss to the ravens. even putting his hands on a ref. >> i never meant any disrespect. in any way tried to abuse or be disrespectful to the officials and the job they do. >> reporter: and the lockout has created a social media firestorm, brandon spikes tweeting, can someone please tell these bleeping zebras they areded back at work. tonight's debacle hurts me greatly. this is not the league we're supposed to represent. it's in the hands of the nfl and the officials union. and after green bay lost, clay matthew

to? touchdown. >> reporter: mike tirico calling it on espn. but the refs were giving mixed signals. >> after review, the call on the field stands, touchdown, seattle. >> seahawks win in the most bizarre finish you'll ever see. >> reporter: the stunning ending seemed to hurt not just the packers' record, but the integrity of the game. jormer coach jon gruden alongside tirico. >> this is comical to me. that's two of the worst calls at the end of a football game i...

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yards rushing. that is gurley. georgia right nowonespnalabamalooking to be in control against ole miss lsu stepping out of the s.e.c. a game in which they trailed in baton rouge. right now on espn2, oregon is leading washington state. this game being played in seattle. wanted to pass instead can't find your receiver he'll take it. and go into the end zone. 13-yard score, right now it is 23-22. second quarter on espn two. the ducks on top. earlier here on abc, ohio state quarterback braxton miller overcame a knee injury to have 315 total yards, this touchdown pass to smith and ohio state wins over michigan state 17-16. they get nebraska next week. we'll see you next weekend. # "and then, there's both." "erika tsubaki is a big fan of both." "that's what she and her team had in mind when they designed the all new ford escape." "with more cargo space than before, wrapped in a brand new body." "the tech-savvy, ready-for-adventure, all new twenty thirteen ford escape." "it's what happens when you go further." president obama: during the last weeks of this campaign... there will be debab

yards rushing. that is gurley. georgia right now on espn alabama looking to be in control against ole miss lsu stepping out of the s.e.c. a game in which they trailed in baton rouge. right now on espn2, oregon is leading washington state. this game being played in seattle. wanted to pass instead can't find your receiver he'll take it. and go into the end zone. 13-yard score, right now it is 23-22. second quarter on espn two. the ducks on top. earlier here on abc, ohio state quarterback braxton...

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publicly. >>> if you missed monday night football last nightonespnyoumissed the call that has fans and most of the nfl talking many string of controversial calls by replacement refs came to a head last night. john muller shows us more: >> final play, end zone -- >> reporter: game winning hail mary pass looked like an interception. >> who has i? touchdown! >> reporter: calling it on espn the refs were giving mixed signals. >> the call on the field stands. touchdown. game is over. >> seahawks win in the most bizarre finish you will ever see! >> reporter: seeming to hurt not just the packers' record but the integrity of the game, gruden alongside tirico. >> this is comical, really. >> two of the worst calls i could remember. >> reporter: it capped a week in which belichick got furious after his team's loss to the ravens putting his hands-on a ref. >> i have never meant any disrespect or in any way tried to abuse or be disrespectful to the officials and the job they do. >> reporter: it has created a social media firestorm. drew brees tweeted at the end of the monday night game, tonight hur

publicly. >>> if you missed monday night football last night on espn you missed the call that has fans and most of the nfl talking many string of controversial calls by replacement refs came to a head last night. john muller shows us more: >> final play, end zone -- >> reporter: game winning hail mary pass looked like an interception. >> who has i? touchdown! >> reporter: calling it on espn the refs were giving mixed signals. >> the call on the field...

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. >> we'll have football through february. let's get highlights from other sports nowfromespn. >>doug kezirian here with your espn news update. we start on the track in atlanta. two races to go until the chase for the championship. as for this race, we'll pick it up with 45 laps remaining. martin truex jr. makes the inside pass on denny hamlin to take the lead. fast forward, five laps to go. jamie mcmurray, blowing a right tire, sparks flying. that brings out a caution. as for this race, sometimes, a 325-lap race will come down to the final two laps. off a restart, hamlin out in front. jeff gordon, the 24 car, trying to pass him on the high road. instead, hamlin takes the checkered flag. with that win, he punches his ticket for the chase for the championship. >>> let's go to baseball. the tigers hosting the white sox. detroit has won six straight meetings. their ace, on the bump, justin verlander, 1 of his 11 strikeouts. he has four straight seasons of at least 200 ks. a 1-1 game in the sixth. men on first and second for delmon young. he takes chris sale deep with a three-run shot. ti

. >> we'll have football through february. let's get highlights from other sports now from espn. >> doug kezirian here with your espn news update. we start on the track in atlanta. two races to go until the chase for the championship. as for this race, we'll pick it up with 45 laps remaining. martin truex jr. makes the inside pass on denny hamlin to take the lead. fast forward, five laps to go. jamie mcmurray, blowing a right tire, sparks flying. that brings out a caution. as for...

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theespn"sportscenter.">> reporter: and thus began a humble wrapup program that would do nothing less than change the very meaning of american sport. back in 1979, sports fans only really could follow their local teams, briefly glimpsed at the end of local news casts. "sportscenter" rendered that obsolete. and helped catapult sports into the center of the american cultural dialogue. now, it is the beating heart of abc's sister network, espn. 18 million people tune in each day. compared to the 30,000 who watched that very first broadcast. >> back, back, back -- >> booyah! >> welcome to another edition of "sportscenter." >> reporter: a show that wouldn't recognize itself now. owing much to the iconic athletes who came of age with it. and all those anchors, including my dear "gma" colleague, robin roberts. >> people think all we care about are sports. that's just not true. >> reporter: blazing a trail for me to follow. >> alongside josh elliott, i'm hannah storm. >> reporter: and one of the great continuous ad campaigns in television history. >> lance? what's the story? >> hey, dan,

the espn "sportscenter." >> reporter: and thus began a humble wrapup program that would do nothing less than change the very meaning of american sport. back in 1979, sports fans only really could follow their local teams, briefly glimpsed at the end of local news casts. "sportscenter" rendered that obsolete. and helped catapult sports into the center of the american cultural dialogue. now, it is the beating heart of abc's sister network, espn. 18 million people tune...